US: Major Steps to Address Health Care, Climate Crisis

Click to expand Image A view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020. © 2020 Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP Images (Washington) – The US government’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act advances the right to health for millions of people in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite some problematic provisions, the act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, is also the most significant step the government has taken to address the climate crisis. The landmark package of reforms addresses two crises that have profound human…

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